Adherence to long-term therapies
Subtitle: evidence for action
By: [edited by Eduardo Sabaté].
Contributors: Sabaté, Eduardo.; World Health Organization.
Publisher: World Health Organization
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Geneva
Language: eng
Number of pages: 198
Subjects: Chronic diseases -- Treatment.; Patient compliance.; Medical policy.; Chronic Disease -- therapy.; Health Policy.; Patient Compliance.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Ch. I. Defining adherence; title: Ch. II. The magnitude of the problem of poor adherence; title: Ch. III. How does poor adherence affect policy makers and health managers?; title: Ch. IV. Lessons learned; title: Ch. V. Towards the solution; title: Ch. VI. How can improved adherence be translated into health and economics benefits?; title: Ch. VII. Asthma; title: Ch. VIII. Cancer (palliative care); title: Ch. IX. Depression; title: Ch. X. Diabetes; title: Ch. XI. Epilepsy; title: Ch. XII. HIV/AIDS; title: Ch. XIII. Hypertension; title: Ch. XIV. Tobacco smoking cessation; title: Ch. XV. Tuberculosis; title: Annex I. Behavioural mechanisms explaining adherence; title: Annex II. Statements by stakeholders; title: Annex III. Table of reported factors by condition and dimension; title: Annex IV. Table of reported interventions by condition and dimension; title: Annex V. Global adherence interdisciplinary network (GAIN).